The Sun. — London, England, 1864-01-04 00:00:00

XONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. A steady business is reported to-day in discount circles, but notwithstanding its being the 4th of the month, the supply of bills on offer does not exhibit any material increase. The fact is, the mercantile community had previously provided for their en gagements, so that at the last moment there was no inconvenience. Tue available supplies being abun dant, the joint-stock and private establishments continue to negotiate bills as low as 61, per cent., notwithstanding a slight feeling of reserve, dictated by the recent purchases of gold in this market for transmission to Paris. Tne accounts from the various manufacturing districts for the past week have, in most instances, been satisfactory, although business has been par tially suspended consequent upon the annual stock taking. At Manchester both c!oths and yarns have advanced in price, owing to the shortness of stocks of cotton at Liverpool. The woollen trade of Leeds, Bradford, and Huddersfield has been seascnably active, and both spinners and manufac turers are busily engaged upon spring fabrics. At Leicester and Nottingham there has been little change of importance in the hosiery and lace departments, while in the hardware districts of Birmingham, Sheffield, and Wolverhampton, there has been rather more animation than usual at this season of the year. Two O'CLOCK. At the Paris Bourse this morning (according to Mr. Reuter's telegram) the Three per Cent. Rentes Were quoted at 66f. 65c. Heavy. Renewed heaviness characterised the opening of the English Stock Market this morning, and sales on speculative account were resumed, owing to the uneasiness felt respecting the Schleswig-Holstein and other political questions abroad. Consols far ther receded I t per cent., viz., to 906 I for money and the 7th inst., and to 91i for the February account. The New Threes and the Reduced An nuities are NI 91, showing little alteration; Ex chequer Bills are 7s. to 2s. die.; and India 4 per Cent. Debentures, 991. A decided decline has taken place iu the value of the principal speculative Foreign Stocks, and there are very few operations. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1862, are 67/ 68 4 ; do. Consolides, 4741; Mexican, 3 5 1 2; Greek, 23 I, ; Spanish Passive, 33i 341; do. Certificates, 13i 14 ; Portuguese, 472 4 ; and - the Confederate Loan, 37 39. In the Railway Share Market the dealings have 11 been very limited, and prices have, in most in- SI stances, shown a downward movement. North Eastern (Berwick) have receded ss. ; Great Wes tern, Brighton, North Western, Metropolitan, and I , South Eastern 10s. _ The Forei gn an d C o l on i a l u ndertakings have I been neglected, and remain nominally without change of importance. si et Bank and Miscellaneous Shares have • been in moderate request, but prices have in most instances e , sympathised with the heavy tone in Consols. Lon don and Brazilian have declined to 54, Oriental Bank to 571, Alliance Bank to 46. West India and Pacific Steam are quoted 2 to 24 prem. ; National Shipping Company, d to 1 prem, ; Con tract Corporation, 21 3 prem. ; and Foreign Con tract, 24 24 preen, BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Bank Stock — 3 per Cent. Consols Ann . ut .: t . i . e . s ... 91 90/ Ditto Account 9oi 1 901 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities ew_Nv 3 per Cent. A nnu i t i es l'i+ 2 3 / 4 per C en t. J an. 1 891 6 e : ai per Cent. Annuities 4 ,- t 2 f uj e t e ie rt a t :3 An o unities, Jan. 1873 yrs, expire Sth Jan., 1880 — DittoDlo for 30 yrs, expire .sth April, 1885 — (lted Sea Telegraph). Aug. 1908. 4xchequer Bills, £l,OOO 000 21 & 3 per Cent. 2 7 dis Ditto 1 , 500 ' Ditto Small India Stock, 1874 • Shut Ditto 5 pet Cent. 1870 Ditto 4 per Cent. 1888 — Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent .. Ditto 4 per Cent — Ditto ditto April, 1864 991 Ditto ditto Aug. 1864 or 66 -- Ditto Bonds ELMO Ditto under £1,000...• • FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent — Ditto 1859 Brazilian 5 per Cent Ditto, 1839 and 1859.....- Ditto 4t per Cent., 1852-58-60 Ditto 1863 i Ditto Scrip, 1863, £45 paid Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent Colombian 6 Scrip £l5 pd — Cuba, 6 per Cent. — uhilian 6 per Cent. — Ditto 41 per Cent, Danish 4 per Cent., 1863 Dutch, 21 per Cent., Ex. 12 Guilders Ditto, £lOO Bonds — Equador New Consolidated. 1 per Cent l3/ Ditto, Provisonal Land Warrant — 'Egyptian 7 per Cent.. Ditto, Second Issue Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupons — Ditto Account Ditto Coupons — Ditto Account Guatemala 5 per Cent. Ditto Account .. -- Italia n 5 per Cent.(lVlaremmaua Railway) 77 81 Mexican 3 per Cent Ditto Account 36a a a 5 1 Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent New Granada Ditto 2 per Cent. — Ditto Deferred Ditto Land Warrants (Hectares) — Ditto 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) Ditto 3 per Cent. Peruvian 3per Cent. .. Ditto Account Ditto 41 per Cent., 1862 D itto Account Pi edinontese, 6 per Cent., Ex. 25f — Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Ditto Account.. D itto 3 per Cent., 1866, '7, '9, '6O, 62,'3 Ditto Account — Ditto, 1863 Ditto Scrip, £l5 paid Russian 5 per Cent. ' 1822, £ St — Ditto 41 per C en t 1850 B5l Ditto 1860 — Ditto 3 per Cent., 1859 .. Ditto 5 per Cent. 1862 Sardinian 5 per Cent Spanish 3 per Cent Ditto Account 62 k Ditto New Deferred Ditto Account Ditto Passive Ditto Account 34 i Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded — i)i tto Account - Swedish, 4 per Cent Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 Ditto Account Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858 . — Ditto Account 7O Ditto 6 per Cent. 1862 Ditto Account Ditto £lOO Bonds 6Bi 71 Ditto 6 per Cent. 1863 Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent — Ditto Debentures, 4 per Ct., Oct., 1863 Venezuela 3 per Cent. Ditto Account 23/ Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862 Ditto Account .. 55i 5 Dividends on the above payable in London. Austrian, 5 per Cent.. Ex. 10 Florins. Belgian 4 per Cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch2l per Cent., Ex. 12 Guil — Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates French Rentes, 4t per Cent., Ex. 25f — Ditto Account .... — Ditto Scrip (1863) £42 Bs. 3d. paid — pm -Italian, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 francs — Ditto Account • • • . ' 671 k Co nsols THREE O'CLOCK, Money 9Ol 1 Di tto Account Liv erpool Cotton Market—This Day, Mark e t very strong, and large attendance of buyers. 4tnport, Probable sales, 15,000 bales. All quota -T-1"s be higher. Market not yet developed 3,227 bales. °a Thursday Professor Tyndall delivered the third of his Christmas course of lectures at the Royal institution. Having in the two previous lectures illustrated and explained the phenomena of electrical attraction and repulsion, and the induction of electricity in bodies at a dis tance from the excited electric, he yesterday proceeded to consider the excitement of electricity in larger quantities than can be produced by rubbing rods of glass or sulphur, and its condensation in the Leyden jar. For this purpose t. More complicated forte of apparatus WAS necessary, and th, P6werf ul electric a l machines and batteries of the Royal In stitution were broug ht into operation. SHARE MARKETS.—This day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOO&S. Closing I Business Share, l Railways. Paid. Price. done. .14. 1 Bir., Wol., and Str. Val. . .5 Blythe and Tyne. .0 Bost., Sleat,and it Bristol and Exeter t Caledonian 10 Cork and Bandon !O Cornwall ; 0 Do Ac A eats no di, 0 Do ' B , till 6pc.p been paid to B. ) 10 Dublin & Belfast June. 15 Dun.,Perth,&Ab. Juno. St Edinburgh & Glasgow. yt Glasg. and S. Western. at Great Eastern, Ord. stk at Ditto A stock at Ditto East Anglian et at GreatNorthot Scotland at Great Northern st Do A stock st Do B do at Gt. S. an iW. of Irel an, st Great Western ...... • • st Do Str Val gua. stock st Lancashire & Yorkshire st London and Blackwal• st Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast at Lon., Chat, add Dover st Lon. & Nor'h Western st Lon. & So..th Western 3t Man., She!., & Lincoln. 10 Maryport and Carlisle. l2i Do # shares at Metropolitan at Midland 4.0 Do New . . at Do Birming. & Derby 10 Mid. (It. W. of Ireland 15 Do. shares 15 Mid Kent •••••• 0 Do Cray Line it North British at Edin., Perth, & Dundee at Nth. Eastern—Berwia 15 Do, G.N.E. purchase St Do Leeds st Do York at Do Carlisle.. ..... st • orth London 10 Do New 16.4 North Staffordshire 10 N. and S. W. Junction. st Scottish Central at Scot N. K, Aber. stock. st Do Scot. Mid. stock 10 Shrews. and Welchpoo st Shropshire Union st South st South Eastern at South Wales st S. York, and River Dun 20 staines,Wok.,andWok. 26 Stockton & Darlington 25 8 Ei Si 83 65 1201 1211 845 121 7 74 37 39 16i 17 97 99 107 109 50 51 47 49 8 83 127 128 I 13' 1321 134 136 97 99 65 651 111 1111 72 74 108 110 43) 44i 107; 1071 101, 1021 -50151 110 111 1211 1221 98 1,0 53 64 25 46 104 105 Do Do New, 1806 it Taff Vale.. 0 Do B ,0 Do C ,0 Ulster ;5 Do .10 Do it Vale of Neath ,t Victoria sta. and Pim it Waterford & Kilkenny it West Cornwall it W. Hartlepool Har.&R it West Midland -Oxford Newport it Do Hereford 59 60 91 92 119 121 1 2 p 781 791 11 114 122 126 88 100 63 54 33 St 95f 96 98 100 10 ,04 t 8 381 , 9 10 158 IGO 5 64 r 2! 34 p 83 66 170 175 SSESSIONS. Closing Price. — 6O a 1041 I(si a 1 P a 1 1 3 6 6i 9i 102 104 101 103 106 107 1(.51 1068 41 , liF 20 21 74 76 6 62 68 70 53 51 50 52 40 42 27 29 23 15 106 107 1} 111 , U UP 103/1 104i1 10 10i 11 100, 92 95 86 88 * R" 106 107 100 101 110 100 57 59 S 5 82 84 104 105 1(6 107 I IP 1051 101 101 103 BRITISH Pi Railways Atlantic St St I, awrena liom.,Barodatt.Cent Ind 1K Gu: 5 per cent. 20 Do. New . . . 20 Do. E. 5hare5......... 204 Buffalo and Lane Huron 10 Do. Preference 00 Buffalo,BrantAGodrich 6 p. et. bds. Aug. 1, 1872 00 Do. do. July 1, 1873 00 - _ _ - Do. do. June l, Ib7l t Clcutta.aS.'Eastn. ,t Cape Town Dock Scril ock Eastn. Bengal go. 6 p. ock Last Indian. gu. 5 p. c. 20 Do. do. G Ext..... 20 Do. do. H do. .. ock Grand Trunk of Canada ,00 Do. Ist Fret. Bonds.. 00 Do. co. deferred...... 00 Do. 2d Fret. Bonus.. 00 Do. do. defer r ed...... 00 Do. 3d P ef. stock ... 00 Do. do. deterred...... 00 Do. 4th Pref. stock... 00 Do. do. deferred...... ook Gt.lndisPenin.gua. s p. o 20 Do. New gua. 5 p. 0... 20 Do. January, 1862 .. ,00k Gt. South.of India(Lim guaranteed 5 per Dent. 204 Gt. W. of Canada Sharer 20, all 7i all All 109 100 100 100 100 100 100 Business don( 614 ! 105 41 Do. New .. ....... Do. 6 p.o. '73 with't opt. )0 Do. see p. c. do. '77-8.. LO Indian Branch Limited wk Madras guar., s p. o. •• >ek Do. 44 p. 0. Extension 'ck Dc.4n d 0...... • • 10 Do. Fifth Extension. )ek Jtelb•Corp. 6p. o. Buds. SU Melb. & Hobson's Bay. )0 Do. 7p. a Mortg. Bds. New Br uuswia t Canda Class A and B. itl.C'da6 po Ist pt bds A - bck Soinde ock Do. Delhi CI w go Do. do .„ fI A st Do. runjaub Do. Do. ........ , ooa Do. Indus. St. Flo.) 231 71 1061 1011 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. t un.tiuv.esp.c.Ja,Jul) 1877-34 100 105 /07 Dc. 6 p.c. Feb. & * Aug. 100 103 105 Do. 6p. c.3lar. dr Sept. 100 103 Ics Do. Ip. o. Jan.&July. lOC 63 85 1024 ' Do. 5 Inscribed stock 100 1 92 94 ,Cape G.Hope, 6 p 0,1873 100 106 108 Do.Ap &Oct. 1880 100 109 111 Do. 1890 100 109 111 1091 I Do. Jan. & July, 1891 100 112 114 110/ Ceylon, N0v.1878, 6p c 100 110 112 Mauritius 6 per cent lOO 106 108 Natal Gov. 6 per cent 100 P.B 110 - IN.B.Gov. p.c. Ja. dzel uly 100 104 106 1(21 2 Do. 6p. c.Ap. & Oct. 100 I - N. S.W. G ov. 5 p 2., 18ot 100 100 102 Do. 6p. c.,18/1 to 1•,7( 100 101 102 99; Do. d0.,1888 &upwds 100 1011 1021 1001 1 New Zealand 6 p cent. 100 110 112 :Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c. I sterling, 1875 lOO IC3 105 1031 41 Queensland Gcv. 6p. c lOO 08 110 o. Aus G6p.c.1678.&up lOO 108 110 - NTlc.Gov. °p.c. Ja.&July 100 104 106 Do. to 6 p.c. An.dlzOok.. 100 1095 1101 1101 BRITISH MINES. 2 'Cambrian Consol. Gold 1 1 id uhflord Amalgamated.. 34 85 Devcn G. Cons. (Tavist.) 1 560 670 East Bassett (Illogan). 30 60 1 East Clogau Gold Ltd. 52. Icl par East Caradon ...........2.14.6 27 28 East Care Brea.... E. W 'Mussel (Tavistk ) 8.9.0 555 51 4 4 4 ,Gatn.dzSt.Aubyn(Gwen ) 'Ai 8 10 (treat South Tolgus l7s 4 44 41 G. Wheal Vor (lielston 40 12 13 Grenville Bernd's-Foot „ 8.12 87 39 11 ingston Downs 4.18.0 21 3 Lady Bertha Margaret (tiny Lelant, 95 14 16 Marke Valley. 4 Myndy Iron Oro (Lim ) 2: 14 1 d New Seton l9l 90 100 —• North Downs .. N.Wh'i Basset(lllo;an 3.1.0 2. 3 North Wheal Crotty 2.6.9 41 55 Par Consols(st. Blaze, 20 11'rovidence(Uny Lelnt.) 10.6.7 42 44 'South Caradon(St.Cleer, 15 415 125 S. Cant Brea Fran.(lllogan 18.18.9 60 65 Stray Park 30.17.6 28 30 5 ramarSilvA Lead Alin 45 fin Crort l 18 19 19 West Basset (Mogan) ll 91 101 1V C. radon (Liskeard) 5 18 20 West Seton Wheal Basset (Mogan) 51 85 90 Wheal Buller(ltedruth) 9 224 271 Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant) 2.0.6 WhealLucLott Wheal Mary Ann (Lien ) 8 115 12 Wheal 3eton 5Bl 150 160 1521 Wheal Treiawney (Lis.) 7 21 22 - Wheal Union 3.17 24 21 PREFERENCE SHARES. Great Northern, 5 per cent., 115 k Great Western Orig. 44 per cent. pf., 98} Ditto 4 per cent, irred., LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. London and Chatham, 44 per Cent., 94 Ditto, 5 pa cent., 100 i PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. London, Brighton. &c., 45 per cent., 1858, 1034 London and S.-Western 5 per cent., 108 FOREIGN MINES. Cape Copper, Urn., 71 8 71 Cobre Copper, 33 Don Pedro, Nor h Del Rey, Kapunda Port Philip, 11 United Mexican (lira 3, 51 1 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Alliance Bank of Lon am and Liverpool (lira.), 47 64 74 Ditto, new, 32* 34 2 Anglo Austrian, Australasia, 784 71 Ditto, new, 47 Bank of Egypt, 26/ Bank of otago, lira., 24 Bank of Victoria, Australia, 42 Bank of Wales, lira.. 10 Brazilian and Portuguese, Bra.. 7 8 Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China, 385 8 8 City, 116 154 Consolidated Bank, lira., 115 104 East London, lira.. 74 8 4 English, Scotch, and Australian Chartered, 234 European Bank, lira., 31 Hindustan, china, and Japan (lim.), 321 11 Imperial Bank (1im.),!244 Land Mortgage Bank of India, Bin., 44 London and Brazilian aim.), 544 4 London Chartered Bank of Australia, 271 London Joint Stock, 38 London and South African, 274 London and South American, lira., 74 London and South-Western (lira.), 144 London and Westminster, ;814 Merchant Bank, lira ,7 64 • Mercantile and Exchange, lira., 144 National Provincial of England. Ditto, ditto, 314 Oriental Bank Corporation, 55 74 Scinde, Punjaub, and Delhi Wm.), 7 South Australia, 41 Union of Australia, 551 Union of London, 404 East and West India, 144 St. Katharine, 71 DOCKS. MISCELLANEOUS. British Indian Tea. Urn., 31 Ceylon Company, 10% English and Australian Copper, 21 Gen. Credit and Finance ot London, Jim., 6/ 7 Hudson's Bay. 171 I 6 International Financial Society, Um., ok Italian Irrigation (Canal Cavour), 31 1 Ditto, 6 Der cent. Bonds, redem. 1870, issued 90, Joint stock Discount, 7 % 7 t Ditto, new, r. 2 / % 7 London Finan:tial Association, Um., 24% 4 . 1 1 Mercantile Credit Association, lim., 71 )cean Marine (Insurance). 19%,l Peninsula and Oriental steam, 79 831 ; THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING , JAINcARY 4, 1864. MARKETS—This Day. MARK-LANE. The country markets held on Saturday were firm for wheat, and pikes had an upward tendency. Barley, how ever, owing to full average supplies being on offer, met a slow sale, at fully the late decline in the currency. In oats, beans, and peas a moderate business was transacted at lat e rates. Flour ruled steady, and the quotations were well supported. On the continent the corn trade generally is quiet at about stationary prices. At New York, however, the trade is active, and the export demand continues to improve. Up to our market, last week, the arrivals of English grain were but moderate. The imports from abroad amounted to 7,844 quarters of wheat, 14,840 barley, 12,013 oats, 1,360 beans, 1,315 tares, 17,276 linseed, 8,824 oil s,-eds, 60 sundry seeds, 2,519 sacks, and 2,069 barrels of floor. Fresh up to Mark-lane the arrivals of English wheat were only of moderate extent, but the general condition of the produce was good. Compared with Monday last, there was couch more activity in the trade for all qualities', and an improvement of ls. per quarter took place in the cur rency. At Ihe close of business a tolerably good clearance had been effected. The show of samples of foreign wheat on the stands was by no means extensive. Holders of all descriptions were very firm in their demands, and prices advanced in some instances Is. per quarter. Fl o ating cargoes of grain ruled firm, and prices had an upward tendency. There was a moderately large supply of home-grown barley on the stands, and the show of samples of foreign produce was extensive. Good and fine malting parcels were in moderate, request at full prices ; otherwise the trade was dull, on former terms. In the malt trade, signs of improvement were apparent, and prices ruled firm. The supply of oats was moderate. The trade, on the whole, ruled steady, and previous quotations were supported. The market was well supplied with beans. For all descrip tions there was a steady demand at last Monday's currency. The inquiry for peas was somewhat limited, yet no change took place in their value. The show of samples was moderate. q r CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MASM 3B3 to 429 Wheat—Essex and Kent, red, 1863, Per Ditto, old ........................ 38s gos Ditto, white, 186 3 ................ 428 49i Ditto, old ........................ 408 47s Norfolk and Lincoln, red, 01d.... 3 8s 408 Ditto, 1863 ...................... 38s 418 Talavera, ...... ............ . . 47 8 53 s Rye— .............. 32s 33s Barley—Grinding , 26s 288 Malting Malt—Suffolk and Norfolk.. 6os 66s Brown Kingstown and Ware. 6os 66s Chevalier Oats -Yorkshire and Lincolash., Feeding lBs 22s Potato Youghal and Cork, black l6s 23s Cork, white Scotch, Feeding Beans—Tick Pigeons, Peas—Grey. ••• • 32s 34s Maple ..................... 358 368 White Boilers .. 3ss 37s Flour—Town-made, per 2801 b Suffolk • •.•• 2Bs 30s Stockton and Norfolt••••—•-•- 27s 29s American, per barrel. 193 255 ......-. METROPOLITAN CATTLE. There was a fair average supply of foreign stock on offer here, to-day, for the time of year, and sales progressed steadily, at full prices. Most of the sheep were in prime condition. The arrivals of beasts, fresh up from our own grazing dis tricts were again very moderate as to number ; but their general quality was prime. For all breeds the demand ruled steady, at prices fully equal to Monday last, and at which a good clearance was effected. The best Scots and crosses sold at from 58 to 5s 2d per 81bs. From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex,and Cambridgeshire we re ceived 1,600 Scots, crosses, &c.; from other parts of Eng land 1,200 various breeds; from Scotland, 280 Scots and crosses ; and from Ireland 70 oxen and heifers. We were again scantily supplied with most breeds of sheep. Their general condition, however, was good. The mutton trade was very firm, and last week's quotations were well supported. Prime Downs and half-brads sold readily at 6 per 81bs. The whole of the supply was disposed of. Although the supply of calves was limited, the veal trade was in a sluggish stato, on former terms, viz., from 4s to 5s per Sibs. Pigs commanded rather more attention, at full pricof The top figure was 4s 6d per 81b. Per 81bs. to sink the offal. el. d. s. d. Primecrs-wool d 0.5 4 5 8 Pme. S' thdovna d 0.5 10 6 0 Largo orse. calves 4 0 4 6 Prime small do 4 8 5 0 Large hogs 3 6 4 0 Small porkers 4 2 4 6 ; and quarter-old store pigs, s. d. s. d. Crse. &inf. beasts 3 8 4 0 Second quality do. 4 2 4 6 Prime large oxen 4 8 5 0 Prime Scots, ayo. 5 0 5 2 Crse. & inf. sheep 4 0 4 6 Second quality do. 4 8 5 2 Suckling calves, 12s to 20a 20s to 26s each. TOTAL suFruv Beasts Cows Sheep Calves l7O Pigs. 430 , The total imports of foreign stock into London, last week, amounted to 3,846 head. In the corresponding week in 1863, we received 1,559—in 1862, 3,164—in 1861, 1,118 —in 1860, 1,852 —in 1859, 2,310 —in 1858, 601 head. FOREIGN STIFFLY. Beasts 6OO Sheep and lambs Calves . . 158 Pigs IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEEK. From Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. Rotterdam 417 .. 1370 270 .. Harlingen .... 291 .. 356 Hamburg •••• 56 .. 771 .• es Amsterdam.... 1 .. 55 .. Medemblik „,.. .. • • Bremen .. •• .• •• .• Vigo •• •• •• •• NieuDiep .. Antwerp 2 .. .. 28 .. Ostend • ... 12 • • 140 •. • • 19 .. Calais .. .. .. 58 Dordt •• Boulogne.. .• Total .... 779 .. 2,692 317 .. 58 The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows : Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. 863 492 .. 699 .. .. 368 .. 862 4 Bl 2,476 .. .. 207 .. 861 213 .. 776 .. 120 .. 860 .859 391 .. 1,745 174 1858 B4 362 .. 155 .. A. statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat stock exhibited and sold in the great metropolitan cattle market, on Monday, Jan, 5, 1863, and this day. Monday, Jan. 4, 1864. Per 81b. to sink tho offal. Jan. 4, 1864. 3 Bto 4 0 42 4 6 48 5 0 0 5 2 10 4 6 48 5 2 64 5 8 610 6 0 00 0 0 40 4 6 48 5 0 36 4 0 42 4 6 Jan. 5, 1863. Coarse and inferior beasts.... 3 2to 3 4 Second quality do. 3 6 310 Prime large oxen .. 4 0 4 6 Prime Scots, &c 4 8 410 Coarse and inferior sheep Second quality d o . Prime coarse-woolled do 5 0 5 6 Prime Southdown do. .. 5 8 510 Lambs .............. Large coarse calves Prime small do. Large hogs Neat small porkers 4 6 4 8 Beasts Sheep and lambs 00 Calves I Pigs 290 i SUPPLIES ON SALE, !Jan. 6, 1862.—Beasts, 4,620 sheep 19,810—calves, 138—pigs, 36 0 . Jan. 7, 1860.—Beasts, 3,560 —sheep, 19,900—calves, 65—pigs, 300. NENVGATE AND LEADENHALL. But moderate supplies of each kind of meat are on sale at these markets to-day. For beef and mutton, there is a good demand, and prides have an upward tendency. Veal and pork are steaay in value. Per 81b. by the carcase. a dad adsd Inferior beef •• 3 0 3 2 Middlingmutton 4 4 4 6 Middling do. •. 3 4 3 8 Prime do .. 484 10 Frime large do. 3 10 4 0 Vaal Do. small d 0... 42 4 4 Small pork 44 4 8 Large pork .... 3 8 4 2 Lamb Inferior mutton. 3 10 4 2 BOROUGH HOP. Our market continues to be very moderately supplied with English and foreign hops. The demand, however, is not to say active : nevertheless, all qualities command ex treme rates. Last week's import was 236 bales from Antwerp ; 102 Rotterdam ; 153 Hamburg ; 115 Boulogne ; 22 Dunkirk; and 167 bales from Bremen. Mid and East Kents •. £5 Os to £9 Os per cwt. Weald of Kents. ..... 4 10s to 6 6s ~ Sussex Yearlings .......... 3 Os to 5 Os ~ Olds Bavarian Belgian American BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. These markets continue to be fairly supplied with home grown potatoes. Good and fine samples move off steadily, at full currencies ; otherwise, the trade is quiet, on former terms. Yorkshire Regents 7ss to 85s per ton. Flukes .. 9os to 100 s ~ Rocks Perth, Forfar, and Fife Regents 60s to 70s If Rocks Kent and Essex Regents WOOL. Owing to the holidays, a very moderate business has been transacted in all kinds of English wool since we last wrote. A firm feeling, however, pervades the trade, and full prices are generally obtainable. In colonial wool, by private contract, but little is doing on former terms, It is estimated that about 110,000 bales were taken, last year, by French, Belgian, and American buyers. Last week's im- Naval and Military Intelligence. THE NAVY. Major-Gem Lord W. Paulet, C. 8., Lieutenant-Governor of Portsmouth, and General officer commanding the south west district, and Vice-Admiral Sir Michael Seymour, G.C,8., Naval Commander-in Chief at Portsmouth, em barked on board her Majesty's paddle steam yacht Fire Queen, Master Commander Paul, on Saturday, and pro ceeded to Osborne on a visit to her Majesty. They re turned to Portsmouth in the evening. A War-office circular, dated the 9th of December, 1863, accompanied with lithographed plans, has been forwarded to the different military stations from head-quarters. The circular calls for returns from each station of the libraries, reading or recreation rooms at present in existence and attached to the soldiers' quarters. The plans show what is to be provided for the sot - iers' amusement and recreation during the hours he is off duty. To all large barracks will be added an independent one-storied building in the rear. containing library, reading and recreation rooms, with coffee bar, librarian's sitting room, out offices, &c., the whole of which will be fitted up in a most liberal manner. Small barracks will have the same description of building, but with the reading and recreation room in one, and not separately, as will be the case with the larger barracks. The recreation rooms will be furnished with bagatelle, chess, draughts, solitaire, dominoes, and backgammon, Lieut.-Col. R. Talbot, commanding the Ist division of the Depot Brigade, Royal Artillery, in the Chatham district, has been placed under orders of removal to Dover for the purpose of proceeding with the 2d Brigade to the Cape of Good Hope. Lleut.-Col. Talbot will be succeeded in his command of the Ist division by Lieut.-Col. Fooks. On Saturday Mr. Stansfeld, M.P., assisted by Mr. Walker, was engaged, as on previous days, in his official investigations at Chatham dockyard, his inquiries during the whole of the time he has been occupied at Chatham having extended to all the departments connected with that establishment. It was expected that Mr. Stansfeld's ins vestigations at Chatham would have included the Steam Reserve branch of the navy, but it would seem that the in quiries connected with that department of the service will be left entirely to the Steam Reserve Committee recently appointed by the Admiralty, who have already commenced their investigations. With the single exception, perhaps, of the Royal dockyards, there is no branch of the navy which demands a more searching inquiry than that relating to the management, equipment, and general condition of the vessels which compose what is termed the Steam Reserve at each of the principal naval ports. In the case of the Steam Reserve at Chatham and in the Medway the squadron consists of some 50 steam vessels of all classes and descriptions. Of this number only some half dozen, or even less, are in any respect fully equipped, and these are not fit for immediate service at sea. 0 f the large number which compose the remainder, few, if any, could be prepared for sea in a less time than several months, while of the actual number which go to swell the total several are entirely unsuited for the present requirements of the navy, and are therefore only fit to be disposed of out of the service- It is, however, in the large staff of officers, seamen, and other hands which are compelled to be kept up for attend ing to the steamers that some sweeping alterations are needed, the outlay necessary under the present arrange ments being something enormous. Each vessel requires a certain amount of repairs annually, generally involving the outlay of a large sum, while there are also a number of men constantly employed on board each in cleaning and repair ing engines and in other necessary occupations. The de scription of the Steam Reserve at Chatham will apply with equal force to the squadrons at the other naval ports, and the investigations and recommendations of the recently appointed Steam Reserve Commission are therefore looked forward to with very considerable interest. On Friday evening Mr. Stansfeld was entertained at dinner by the officers of the Chatham division of Royal Marines Light Infantry, in their mess-room, on which occasion Colonel T. Lemon, C. 8., the Col. Commandant of the division, pre sided. Mr. Stansfeld returned to the Admiralty on Satur day, but it is probable that the investigations at Chatham may occupy some few days of the present week. Mr. E. J. Reed, the Chief Constructor of the Navy, has been on a visit to Chatham dockyard for the purpose of making the necessary arrangements for forging the angle iron and the heavy portions of the ribs for the Bellerophon, all of which are to be executed at the smithy in Chatham yard. The new quarters for married soldiers at the Canterbury Barracks, which have been erected at a cost of nearly £lO,OOO, including extras, are now completed, and they only await the formal inspection of the authorities to render them ready for occupation. The new quarters occupy a site, several acres in extent, on the south• east side of the Cavalry Barracks, and close adjoining the new riding school. They consist of four blocks of buildings, each two stories high, and about 50 yards in length. Each block contains 20 rooms, 10 on the basement and 10 on the upper story. The entrances to the upper rooms are from a verandah, supported on castiron pillars, forming a colonnade along the front of the basement story. '1 he whole has a very pleasing appear ance, The four blocks of building contain altogether 80 rooms, each from 16 to 18 feet square, and fitted up with small oven and boiler, cupboard and shelves, gas, &c. The buildings are constructed on a new principle, the walls be ing hollow and built with bonding bricks. Taylor's patent ventilating course is also introduced. The rooms are thoroughly ventilated, and there is a contrivance by which, in winter, the air is made to pass through the shafts of the chimneys to warm it. In the rear of the houses is a large block of building containing some six or eight rooms, including lavatory and batli rooms for both men and women, washhouse, drying room, and laundry. The wash house, which is sufficiently large to enable from 16 to 20 women to werk at the same time, is fitted up with four large boilers for heating water, of which there appears to be an abundant supply. The laundry is on an equally large scale, while between the two there is a drying room, fitted up with patent apparatus. The buildings, which have occupied about 12 months in erection, have been built by Messrs. Cozens Brothers, of Canterbury. The hired transport Camperdown will embark at Ports mouth on the 14th inst. the remainder of the 76th Regi ment for Madras. The Camperdown left London for Portsmouth originally on the 2d of December, 1863. She encountered the strong gales then prevailing,and was fallen in with when in the greatest distress on Dec. 6, a few miles off Ostend, by the Belgian cutter Pearl. She was taken into Zierikzee anchorage with six feet of water in her hold. and without her anchor and chain and main trpgallant mast. Since then the Camperdown has been to London and refitted for her voyage. The commissioning of the Duncan, screw Hne-of-battle ship, at Portsmouth, by Capt. Gibson, as the flagship of Admiral Sir James Hope, has been postponed from Friday last, the day appointed, until the middle of the present week. The following appointments have been made at the Ad miralty :—Capt. E. Codd to the Colossus, vice Sotheby, superseded; Capt. E. Heathcote to the Hawke, vice Codd ; Capt. T. P. Coode, to the Sued, vice Connolly, to be super seded at his own request; Commander F. W. Gough pro moted to be Captain ; Lieuts. Henry Boyle and George Stratton to the Cumberland ; Lieut, H. S. Hamilton to the Indus ; Dr. A. C. Anderson to be Deputy Inspector-Gene ral of Malta Hospital, vice Armstrong, to be superseded at his own request; Henry J. Ray, paymaster, to the Lyra; Charles H. J. Collings, assist.-paymaster, additional to the Wellesley ; Charles F. Roberts, acting clerk, to the Formi dable; Francis T. Lobb, assist.-clerk, to the Jackal; Jas. Clark, engineer, to the Indus for hospital treatment; and George R. Bissaker, engineer, to the Royal Oak. LIFEBOAT SERVICES. ALDBOROUGH, SUFFOLK, Jan 2.—The Aldborough life boat.of the National Lifeboat Institution entered upon im tant services in saving three men and their boat from destruction on New Year's eve. The men were out fishing, when a gale came on so suddenly from E.S.E. that they were unable to come ashore, as they dared not attempt to pass through the heavy breakers on the shoals, or they would have lost their lives. The lifeboat was quickly manned, launched, and pulled through the heavy surf on the banks, and was fortunately successful in bring ing the poor fellows and their craft safely to shore. The sea was the heaviest the lifeboat had ever previously en countered, and her admirable behaviour has given great satisfaction to her crew. BACTON, NORFOLK, Saturday Night.—At daybreak this morning the firing of a heavy gun was heard from the Floating Light ship at the north end of the Hasbro' Sands. Soon after a large vessel was observed with dis tress signals in her rigging, about 10 or 12 miles from the shore. It was blowing a gale from the east, and a heavy sea on. The Bacton lifeboat of the National Lifeboat Institution was launched through the surf, and bore away for the wreck, Upon arriving at the vessel they found that she was full rigged, but had lost her mainmast. She was a foreign ves sel, apparently Russian, from the flags in her rigging. On going alongside the crew of the lifeboat fcund no one on board. It is reported that the crew had taken to their long boat and had been picked up by a Winterton yawl, and I taken to Great Yarmouth. GREAT YARMOUTH, Jan. I.—The lifeboat belonging to the Fishermen was fortunately the means of rescuing yes terday, during a heavy gale of wind, fifteen persons from a foreign ship, which had been driven on thd Hasborough Sands. This is probably the same vessel which the Bacton lifeboat of the Institution found abandoned. At the Devonport quarter sessions on Thursday three boys were charged with robbery. The jury returned the following explicit verdict :—" Guilty ; but we recom mend the prisoners to mercy, because the evidence is not sufficiently clear against them." The Recorder sentenced the boys to several terms of imprisonment. AN INDIAN PRINCE AND THE NORFOLK POOR.— The Maharajah Dhuleep Singh, who recently pur chased au estate in Norfolk, has presented £5O to each of the parishes over which it extends, with a view to its being distributed among the poor. The . Maharajah is fond of field sports, and endeavours in every respect to make him self popular as an English Colmtry gentleman, port amounted to 569 bales from Port Philip; 1,035 from Sydney; 3,977 from Algoa Bay, and 55 bales from Bremen• SEEDS. Canary seed continues very firm, but all other seeds move off slowly on former terms. Cakes are in slow request at late rates. Turnip,White,p.bus 11s to 14s Swede -6 -8 Mustard, Brown loa 13s White, Tares, New 5s Od 5s 6d Old per quarter - s —s Canary, per quarter Ms 68s Rye grass, new 22s 24s Clover, Red Eng., et. —s —s White Foreign Red 33s 468 White sos 64s Trefoil, new 22s 26s Carraway 26s 28s Coriander l2s 16s Herupseed, per qr 4os 42s Linseed,Eng.sowing 72s 74s Crushing Baltic —s —s - - Odessa —s —s Linseed Cake, p ton —s —s English £o lOs £lO —s Foreign X. 9 lOs .£lO its Rape Cakes,p tomer) Os £6 iOs Rapeseed, new,pr qr Gls 68s TALLOW. The tallow trade is firm tc-day, and prices are well supported. P.Y.C. is quofcd a 41s 9d to 425. par cwt. Town tallow, 41s Gd net cash, Rough fat, 2s ld per 81b. Particulars. Stock this day.... Price of Y.C. Delivery last week Ditto from June 1 Arrivals last week Ditto from June 1 Price of Town .... CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.—This Day, OLD COURT. The January sessions commenced this morning. The calendar contains the names of 66 persons for trial. The Recorder charged the grand jury, and congratulated them on the absence of the charge of murder, but he said there was a charge of manslaughter, and also an indictment for violence towards a female of the most atrocious descrip tion. The charge of manslaughter was against Ellen Keefe, and the deceased, who was intoxicated, it would appear, found himself in the company of the prisoner and her hus band, and evidently a quarrel took place, when the prisoner struck him a blow on the head with a pair of tongs, which resulted in his death. If they should be of opinion that fatal results followed the blow, no matter what amount of provocation, it would be their duty to return a true bill. The other cases required no further remarks from him. The grand jury then retired to their room, and in a short time the trial of prisoners commenced. Jane Edwards, aged about 35, was brought into the dock supported by two of the female warders of Newgate, charged with stealing a clock value 30s. No evidence was offered, and the jury, under the direc , Lion of the Recorder, returned a verdict of not guilty. THE CHARGE OF LIBEL AGAINST THE REV. MR. BIRCH. Mr. Collins applied for the postponement of the trial until next session. A certiorari had been obtained for the re moval of the indictment into the Court of Queen's Bench, upon the usual terms of giving security for the costs. Mr. Birch had been unable to get the necessary security from his friends. He was that morning instructed by the defendant in person, in consequence of his attorney having refused to proceed with the case. The defendant had not sufficient means to obtain the attendance of witnesses ur to lodge the certiorari, but he believed he should be in a position to do so by next session. Mr. Hawkins and Sergeant Ballantine had been retained to prosecute, and he found a difficulty in undertaking the defence at such short notice. No injury would result from the postponement, as there was a third indictment against the defendant at Lewes which could not be tried until the next assizes. Mr. Poland opposed the application ; as the certiorari bad not been lodge he wished the Court to fix a day for the trial. Mr. Collins said the prosecutor had not the witnesses in attendance, and they could as easily be brought next session as the present. Mr. Birch was only a chaplain to a union with £7O a year, and he had not at present the means to get his witnesses here at the present time. The Recorder said he did not see any harm would result from the postponement of the trial, and he should therefore order it to stand over till the February sessions. The defendant's bail was accordingly enlarged until tha period. WATCH ROBBERY. John Timms was indicted for stealing four gold watches and four gold chains. The prisoner is already undergoing an imprisonment of 21 months at Lewes gaol for a similar robbery. The property was stolen from the shop of Mr. Keitzain, a jeweller at Cardiff, and disposed off to Mr. Attenborough, a pawnbroker, carrying on business in London. The jury found the prisoner guilty, and The Recorder sentenced him to three months' imprison ment, to commence at the expiration of the first sentence. Mr. Gifford asked for the restoration of the stolen pro perty, and the Recorder directed the purchasers of it to re turn it to the prosecutor. ROBBING THE GENERAL OMNIBUS COMPANY. Thomas Tucker, a clerk in the employ of the General Omnibus Company, was indicted for stealing £lOO, the pro perty of his employers. The prisoner's duty was to check the weigh bills delivered by the conductors of omnibuses, and having ascertained their correctness, to enter them in a book, and transmit them to the head office for audit. The prisoner, it appeared, had made out several false bills for a lesser amount than he had received, and then sent them to the audit office at Hi &bury. The Recorder sentenced him to 18 months' imprisonment with hard labour. STEALING PATENT MEDICINE. Joseph Grassby was indicted for stealing a large quan tity of patent medicines, perfumes, scent bottles, hair oil, &c.—in fact, enough to stock a retail shop. On being called on to plead, 'he prisoner said he was guilty of taking some of the medicine. A former conviction was proved against him, and the Recorder sentenced him to six years' penal servitude. THE CHARGE OF MANSLAUGHTER. The grand jury have returned a true bill against Ellen Keefe. POLICE INTELLIGENCE —This Day. MARLBOROUGH - STREE T. ROBBING A REFRESHMENT -HOUSE KEEPER. - Sarah Martin, a young woman, was charged with robbing Mr. Wm. Elliot, the keeper of a refreshment-house at 94A, Wells-street, Oxford-street. From the evidence of Mr. Elliott, it appeared that the prisoner had only been in his service five days, when she decamped at seven o'clock in the morning, and shortly after she was gone a quantity of wearing apparel, two new pairs of boots, and a concertina were missed. Information was then given to the police. Mr. Tyrwhitt asked if any of the property had been re covered. Sergeant Lambert, C Division, said that the prisoner was then wearing a new dress belonging to Mrs, Elliot, and a pair of new boots of Mr. Elliot's. Philpott, 122 S, provel taking prisoner into custody at SGmers-town. He wished for a remand, as he expected there would be other charges against the prisoner. He had ascertained that she had left her previous situation under somewhat similar circumstances. Mr. Tyrwhitt remanded the prisoner for a week. THAMES. S AVAGE ASSAULT. —Thomas Harley, a young man, who was described as a labourer, was brought before Mr. Wool rych, charged with violently assaulting Timothy Connor. The complainant, whose head was enveloped in surgical bandages, stated that he was playing at cards with the pri soner and three others, at the Baker and Basket public house, on Saturday night. He left off playing suddenly, and the prisoner and two others continued playing. The prisoner became quarrelsome, and threatened him, and took a pint pewter pot and beat him over the head with it. He bled profusely, and was insensible for a time. When he re covered he left the house in search of a police constable, and the prisoner followed him and struck him over the head with an iron tar or poker. A police-constable took the pri soner into custody. He went to the London Hospital, and his head was dressed there. Mr. Woolrych—Were you sober ? Witness—l was in liquor, sir, The prisoner was sober. The prisoner, in defence, alleged that the prosecutor fell against the fireplace and hurt his head. Connor—Nothing of the kind, sir. He hit me first with the pot and afterwards with the poker. Mr. Woolrych remanded the prisoner for a week, and said the surgeon who dressed the wounds must attend on Monday nest, CARDINAL WISEMAN AT ISLINGTON. —A solemn service took place yesterday at the Roman Catholic Church, Islington, it being one of the festivals connected with the name of St. John, to whom the church is dedi cated. Cardinal Wiseman occupied a throne at the side of the high altar, and twice gave to the assembled congrega tion the pontifical blessing. The high mass was celebrated by the very Rev. Canon Oakley, assisted by several other clergymen. The music was Weber's Grand Mass in G, with full instrumental accompaniment—the tenor and bass solos being admirably rendered by Mr. Standish and Mr. Bervon, The Christmas hymn, " Adesta Fideles," was also sung. The sermon was preached by the Rev. J. L, Patterson, of the Roman Catholic Church, Moorfiells, and was partly an appeal for the now Hospital of St. John and St. Elizabeth, in Great Ormond-street, which (with an ad joining church) has been built at the expense of Sir George Bowyer, Bart, M.P. There was a large attendant of the laity, amongst whom were his Excellency the Count de Flahault (the French Ambassador) the Countess Do Fla hault, Sir George Bowyer, Bart., M.P., and other well known Catholics. No ItomE complete without a WILCOX AND GIBBS' SEWING-3IAOIIINE. Simple, compact, efficient, durable, and noiseless. Warranted to fulfil all the requirements of a perfect family machine. Prospectus free on application at No. 135, Regent-street, W.—EApvT.] 1862. 1850. 1861. 1863, 1864. 43,898 1 72.632 53,312 54,625 70.062 5880.1. to!GOs 6d to 56501 t 0 144891. to l 4lB 9d to —s Od —s Od —s Od \—s d 42s Od 2,3 . 24 1,3)7 1,637 1,358 1,386 51,111 55,314 81,562 49,901 43,121 1,569 1,363 219 448 990 83,92 S 160,852 80,912 66,117 76,339 59s Oct 61s 9d 52s Od 46s 6d 43s 08 50,1 i f27} 133 2 65}1 5 111 k 11 109 I 8k 44 108 7f 8 7k f 102 k 51k 501 111 101 11 130 yak 25i 1041 5 41 96} i 5 ; i THE SCHLES QUESTION. BERLIN, Jan. 2. In his recent speech in the Corps Legislatif, M. Thiers made an exception which needed qualification. " Were it not for the question of Denmark," he said, "I should say that France is at present the arbiter of peace and war." Even in the question of Denmark, to this we may reply, it now depends, and for some time past has depended, on the Emperor of the French to put an end to all chance of a conflict. Hitherto England alone has earnestly stood for ward as champion of the Treaty of 1852. That she would uphold her view of the question to the point of making war on behalf of the Glucksburg succession to the Duchies, the Germans do not believe, and hence the attitude they take. Let France unequivocally declare the the treaty ptust bo maintained, and you would witness an instant charge in the aspect of affairs. Nay, let her hut at once agree to a conference for the settlement of the Danish question, to be summoned with the least possible delay, and I believe that the majority of diplomatists would deem that question to have lost all its danger and most of its import ance, and would cease to busy themselves with it more than with various others which its present predominance causes to be almost forgotten. Such a conference, which certain continental politicans and journalists seemed quite recently to consider as good as decided upon, is by no means so nearly settled. Indeed, judging from the general com plexion of the information obtainable here to-day, I am disposed to consider it as it having been never, since it first was proposed, farther off from realisation. Eng land refused and wrecked the Imperial project of a great Congress for general objects; now that she would fain have a smaller congress for a special object, France is not disposed to oblige her. We may leave aside the ques tion of how far it was judicious on the part of our Govern ment, ten days after the death of the King of Denmark had ensured a speedy crisis in the long-standing disputes with respect to the Danish Duchies, to thwart so decidedly (and as it is at least on the Continent pretty generally consi dered), without much pains to spare Imperial amour propre, a project whose author, we have since had abundant proof, has felt deeply hurt at its unqualified rejection. The oppor tunity now occurs to thwart England's policy, and it is not lost. It would not be difficult to name certain highly placed representatives of the French Government abroad who give thenselves little trouble to conceal the view taken at Paris, and who even declare that to adopt any other course would be a niaiserie. The Cabinet of the Tuileries consoles itself for a past disappointment by en joying your present embarrassment. Moreover, there are at Paris influences that all do not suspect employed to counteract the project of a conference. Because the Bismark Government is disposed to maintain the Treaty of 1852, you must not suppose that its agents all assist it in so doing. The Prussian diplomatists are proverbially in subordinate, which is probably due in great measure to the fact that, even when they are so, they are scarcely ever punished by removal from their posts, such not being the custom of the country. Nobody hero having the least pre tensions to being well informed respecting the ;characters and tendencies of the public men of Prussia entertains any doubt that the Prussian Ambassador in Paris does his ut most to oppose and prevent the efficacious support by Napoleon of the Treaty of 1852. In London Count Bern storff is equally well disposed to work in the same direc tion, but his efforts have not the same chance of pro ducing any effect (at least upon the constitutional advisers of her Majesty) as those of his colleague in Paris. Meanwhile events pursue their inexorable march, regard less of those optimists who all along have based their cal culations rather on what ought to occur than on what might occur. We know very well that the Federal cone missioners and soldiers went into Holstein bound, while taking the places of the Danish Government and troops, strictly to maintain the status quo. And we see how they have done so. Prince Frederick of Augustenburg has been everywhere proclaimed, the functionaries that remained faithful to the Copenhagen Government have been displaced, and some of them have been fain to fly for safety's sake, German sympathisers are at liberty to flock into the country, and daily do so, while the prince himself, allowed to enter and allowed to remain, coolly inquires whether his presence and proclamation as Duke of Schles wig-Holstein do not remove any further occasion for the execution. The Saxons and Hanoverians, together only 12,0 ( .1) in number, and obnoxious to a grave suspicion of being quite untrustworthy were they called upon to act in repression of Augustenburg pretensions and partisans, are now stationed along the Schleswig frontier ; the Austrians have got no further than Elmshorn, quite in the south west of Holstein, at a short distance from the Elbe; the Prussians are at Lubeck and in that neighbourhood, and have not yet entered Holstein. A glance at the map will show you what a very large part of the Ducby is unoccupied by any Federal force worth speaking of, and, consequently open for the proceedings of the Augnstenburgers,who may there raise troops, drill levies, and do much as they please. It is said that the Prussians are to be marched in, but it remains to be seen whether they will prove more disposed than the Saxon and Hanoverians to oppose the illegalities and en croachments Augustenburg agitators. It is also to be borne in mind, with reference to the pos sibility of any sudden attack upon Schleswig, that the Ger man portion of the Danish army is not to be relied upon, or, better to speak, that it is almost certain to desert its colours when the opportunity offers—perhaps to pass over to the enemy, should it be arrayed against it. A strong proof of this is to be found in what took place at Plon, where an entire battalion of Holsteiners, 480 men strong. refused to march into Schleswig. When threatened with an attack from 3,000 Danes, they still remained defiant. They had ball cartridge, and they had formed a plan to throw themselves into Plon and to hold it until the Federal troops came up. The military authorities appear to have thought it prudent to yield, and to furnish the men with the passports they demanded, granting them leave of absence, in order that they might not, at a future time, be liable to punishment as deserters. Having received those documents the mutineers laid down their arms and departed to their respective homes. The Chamber of Deputies is to sit on Monday, but there is nothing of particular interest in the order of the day. As regards the loan, and notwithstanding the King's urgent' eummons to the Chamber to grant it, there is chance of its being obtained. A majority will, perhaps, be found to vote the Prussian quota to the Fedoral expenditure for the exe cution, and also a grant for the defences of the Prussian coasts. The first item would be but about a quarter of the amount demanded by Government, and the Chamber, if it grants it, will do so, not by way of authorization for a loan, but will require that it, as well as the money for the coast defences, should be taken out of the 20,000,000 thalers now lying idle in the State Treasury. RACING FIXTU: [RES FOR 1864. kRT. JAN u. Manchester FEB Harrow Chelmsford Spring 1 LUARY. Lincoln Hungerford ,CH. - - - Meg Nottingham Spring 1 Derby Spring Liverpool 10 Shrewsbury Doncaster Spring Warwick Spring Durham Northampton Catterick - --- - _ APB Croxton-park Edinburgh Spring 6 1 Abergavenny Thirsk 5 MA Chester .. 3 York Spring Salisbury l2 Bath Ju: Ascot, 7 Hampton l5 Newton Odiham Bibury Ju Newmarket July Carlisle Abingdon Liverpool July Pontefract .....•••.••• 14 Am Bright on 2 Brighton Club Lewes Reading Egham Oxford .. ls York August..... e .... 23 Epsom Spring ........ Newmarket Craven .• 11 N e wmarket First Spring 25 Manchester ...... rarpenden ........ Epsom ............ NE. Stockbridge I Chelmsford.. 2B Newcastle-on -Tyne Worcest..r (Summer) Ipswich .. rLY. Nottingham stamford Winchester l9 Southampton .. I Goodwood GU ST. - - Plymouth Derby Lichfield StoAtcn Devon and Exeter Lichfield 3O SEVTI Weymouth 1 Warwick Septenibcr.. , 6 Leicester S Doncaster Brecon .. 19 !MBETt. Richmond Monmouth 22 Manchester Autumn Ne,wmarketEirst October 27 Oen Northallerton 6 Newmarket Second Oct lO Novi Shrewsbury Autunal innn. Gloucester ............ 18 Newmarket Houghton.. 24 .• 14 TILE NUMBER OF THE SPANISH ARMY for 186 has been fix,ed at 100,000 men. ;AIIIER. bU:.` OFFICE, HALE-PAST 4 o'CLocK_ AMERICA. (REUTER'S TELEGRAM.) (Per the Canada.) NEW YORK, DEC. 21, Afternoera. The Richmend papers of the 19th report f;tom Charleston that the Ironsides and three monitors became entangled whilst endeavouring to p:<ss the obstructions in the harbour. 'khe Ironsides would probably have to be abandoned, and two monitors were badly injured. Three pirates captured on board the Chesapeake were taken from the authorities by the mob whilst being landed at Halifax, end set free. The schooner Genety, from Matamoras for New Yolk with cotton, has been captured at sea by six men who shipped as passengers. The situation is generally unchanged- T 1 I ' 1 EDITION SUN OFFICE, SEVEN O'CLOCK. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.---This Day. TATTERSALLS'.-THIS EVENING. TWO THOUSAND. sto 1 agst Fille de I'Air (offered) .00 to 15 agst Paris (taken) 7to 1 agst Cambuscan (offered) THE DERBY. 11 to 1 agst Scottish Chief (offered) 100 to 8 agst Paris (taken) 100 to 7 agst Cambuscan (taken and offered) 100 to 6 aget Blair Athol (taken) 100 to 6 agst Forager (20 to 1 laid once) 25 to 1 agst Coup d'Etat (taken) 27 to 1 agst Historian (taken) 33 to 1 agst Birch Broom (taken) 33 to 1 agst Appenine (taken) 40 to 1 agst Claremont (taken) 1000 to 15 agst FitzAdine (taken) 1000 to 15 agst Horse Marine (taken) 1000 to 10 agst The Count (taken) FRAUDULENT TRADE MARKS. On the Ist of January an important Act of Par- ;lament, the main provisions of which it concerns all persons engaged in trade of every description to know, came into practica! operation for the first time. It may be the more necessary to explain the scope and objects of this statute, since it was passed in August, 1862, more than a year ago. The act, besides, is of a most stringent character with re spect to penalties, and by a network of provisions, carefully devised, aims at the punishment and sup pression of any conceivable fraud in the marking of merchandise and the sale of merchandise falsely marked. Its short title is " The Merchandise Marks Act, 1862," and it makes it a misdemeanour to forge or counterfeit any trade mark or falsely to apply any such trade mark, with intent to defraud, whatever the article to which it may be applied, whether it be a cask, bottle, stopper, vessel, case, cover, wrapper, band, reel ticket, label, or any other thing in or with which any commodity is sold, or intended to be sold. Again, it is henceforth an offence for any one to sell or expose, either for sale or for any other purpose of trade or manufacture, articles with forged or false trade marks attached, the penalty being the forfeiture of a sum of money equal to the value of such articles, and a sum besides not exceeding £5 nor less than 10s. By another provision every addition to and every alteration and imitation of any trade mark made with intent to defraud—the intent being of the essence of the offence in all cases—are to be deemed for geries, and punishable as such—namely, in addi tion to the penalties for misdemeanour, by the for feiture of every instrument used for the purpose of the fraud, and of every article to which such false mark shall be applied. It is made obligatory on every person who shall sell an article having a falee trade mark to give information, on a demand in writing being made upon him, as to where he pro cured it; and power is given to justices of the peace to summon parties refusing or neglecting to afford such information, and, in the event of their persisting in their neglect or refusal, to impose a penalty of £5. Further, to mark any false indica tion of quantity upon an article with intent to de fraud, is made punishable by a penalty equal to the value of the article, and the payment of an addi tional sum not exceeding £5 and Lot less than 10s. This provision will apply, among other cases, to the familiar instances of pale ale sold in bottles, and of cotton reels and the like on which the contents are falsely denoted. A conviction under the power of the act is not to affect any right or civil remedy to which any person aggrieved may be entitled at law, in equity, or other wise ; nor in any indict ment, information, or proceeding under irs provi sions need an intent to defraud aay person in par ticular be alleged or proved. The puniehtnent on conviction of any offence which by the act is m ezle a misdemeanour is to be, at the discretion of the Court, imprisonment for not more than two years, with or without hard labour, or by fine, or both by imprisonment with or without hard labour and fine, and alto by imprisonment until the fine (If any) shall have been paid and satisfied. The time within which any action or proceeding may be com menced for the recovery of penalties or procuring a conviction is limited to three years next after the com mission of the offence, or one year after its first dis covery by the person proceeding. There is a clause according to which the vendor of an article with a trade mark is to be deemed to warrant or contract with the purchaser that the mark is genuine, unless the contrary shall be expressed in some writing signed by or on behalf of the vendor and delivered to and accepted by the purchaser. The seller of an article, too, with a description upon it of its quantity, is to be deemed to contract and warrant that the description is true, unless, as before, the contrary shall be expressed in writing delivered to and accepted by the buyer. This again will apply to the familiar exatnp e among others of pale ale in bottles on which the contents aro indicated. In suits at law or in equity against persons for using forged trade marks the Court may not only order the article to be destroyed, but may by injunction command the defendant to forbear from repeating the offence upon pain of contempt of Court. A plaintiff suing for a penalty under the act may be compelled to give security for costs, and, on the other hand, a defendant, in case of judgment going in his favour, is to have a full indemnity for costs. The act is not in any way to affect the rights and privileges of the Corporation of Cutlers, nor to repeal or make void any of the pro visions of the statute 59th Geo. 111., cap 7, which regulates the cutlery trade in England. SHIPPING—This Day. LONDON, Jan. 4.—Wind this day at noon—East fresh breeze, and fine weather, very sharp frost. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) PLYMOUTH, Jan. 4. a.m. The paddlewheel steam sloop Hecate (6), trom the Pacific station, which left Vancouver's Island in December, 1862, arrived in the Sound this morning. She touched at Madeira. The screw steamship Conqueror (78), Captain Luard, had touched at the island, and left , the day before the Hecate departed. The Conqueror sailed from Plymouth 19th De cember, 1863, with the battalion of Royal Marines . , under command of Colonel Sather, for service in Japan. (BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Monday Morning. Arrived, Jan. 3.—Coulie, from Gritswald ; Zephyr, from Hamburg; Ann Fleming, from Dantzic ; Abraham, from Brussels; Josephine, from Riga; Waoka, from Embdeu ; Augusta, from Memel ; Countess of Lonsd ale, from Antwerp. Arrived, Jan. 4.—Mareuida, from Embden ; Marg,:tretta, from Dautzic. DEAL, 110Edey 'Morning. Passed.—Whinfell, from London. for Hongkong. SEASONABLE LIBERALTTY.—Tho members for Salisbury—Lieut.-General I3uckley, and Mr. Matthew Henry Marsh—have just forwarded. to the mayor of that city (Mr. John Waters) £5O each, to be distributed by him and the members of the town council in small sums croon; the deserving poor of the town. . ITRELAND.— MILDNESS OF THE WEATIIER I A correspondent says—We have seen this week in King's county a bouquet of wild Sowers, containing some dezen specimens of daises, buttercups, cranesbill, and primress t the latter with all the perfume of spring. This is almost unprecedented, and testifies to the genial mildness of the present winter in a reulzakablu taauLtx, 16 28 29 30 to )a .0. SE O too, r igh ne's )00, a ot, •-s